Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 He 'd laughed at her , teased her , and succeeded in keeping her at a distance .
2 So far she had gained the distinct impression that being angry and obnoxious with her suited him just fine — he positively revelled in deriding her at every opportunity .
3 In directing it at the targets they did , however , they produced effects that feminists such as Josephine Butler might have eventually found abhorrent .
4 " Ed " endings are rare in catalogue searching and there is no point in removing them at the " weak " level .
5 OPPONENTS of Mr Frank Field , the Labour MP for Birkenhead , believe they succeeded in deselecting him at the secret ballot held last Tuesday .
6 Finally retrieval is a separate process because of another familiar phenomenon that it is possible to know something , that is it must be in storage , but not actually succeed in retrieving it at a particular time .
7 Participants were particularly inspired by the lead given by Namibia in defining communication policy ( see pages 4 and 5 of this newsletter ) and in placing it at the service of justice , freedom and democratic growth .
8 Participants were particularly inspired by the lead given by Namibia in defining communication policy ( see pages 4 and 5 of this newsletter ) and in placing it at the service of justice , freedom and democratic growth .
9 Cross-examined by William Dunlop , defending , Mr O'Donnell agreed that it was possible one of the men had not become involved in attacking him at the quarry .
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